INTER=STATE CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 82, 31 December 1907, Page 5

INTER=STATE CRICKET.

o . THE TEST TEAM. ARMSTRONG'S APOLOGY ACCEPTED. DT TILBGBAPH—FBEStf '■ ASSOCIATION—COETRIGHT.. (Reel'Deo. 30, 10.33 p.m.) , Melbourne, December 30. After being interrupted by rain, the first innings of Victoria in tho match New South Wales v. Victoria was completed for 232 (Macalistor 72, M'Kenric 29), Now South Wales in their first innings scored 207 (Noble 101, Trumper 29).' Victoria in their second innings lost two wickets for 20. '.'.'. The Victorian Cricket Association proposod to suspend Armstrong, but ultimately tho Association accepted his apology and his assurance that 6uch a thing would not occur again. Tho Australian team for the second Test Match will bo the same as contested the last match, but Hartigan, the Queenslander, is twelfth man,instead of Duff. Sydney, December 30. Tho ma-tch Now South Wales v. Queensland was won by the former by soven wickets. , .■'■',■ Tho local team in their first innings scored' 591 (E. F. Waddy 106, Bowden 149, Blnxland 78, Fisher 03), and in their second innings they lost three wickets for 25. Queensland in thoir first innings scored 253 (Hartigan 104, Hayes 46), and in their second innings 823 (Thomson 70, Crouch 53, Redgrave 44). - v '' ' "-','"''.' A Press .Association cablegram; published qn Saturday, stated that Armstrong, the Victorian ciack batsman and bowler, and Australian rep-, rocmutafive,, declined .to play _ for, .in. tht present match against iscw rioiith Wales, because the Association 'refused to allow his claim for expenses in the match against South Australia. Another player was chosen to fill tho vacancy. '•-..'•